 Gunboat HS P-268 Aittitos of the type HSY-56A at the port of Kos in 2012
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | HSY-56A |
| Builders | Hellenic Shipyards |
| Operators |  Hellenic Navy |
| Preceded by | HSY-56 |
| In commission | 2003–present |
| Planned | 4 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 575 tons full load |
| Length | 56 m (183 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Wärtsilä Nohab 16V25 diesels; 10,000 hp(m) sustained; 2 shafts |
| Speed | 22–23 knots (41–43 km/h; 25–26 mph) |
| Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Troops | 21 |
| Complement | 50 |
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The Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat (also known as Machitis-class gunboat)[1][2] is a class of naval vessel currently in service in the Hellenic Navy. These ships are similar to HSY-55-class gunboat and were also built by Hellenic Shipyards (HSY). They are the most modern patrol vessels of Hellenic Navy. The first ship of the class named Machitis (pronounced "Makhitis") was commissioned on 29 October 2003.[3] In 2018 all of the four ships of the class are in active service.
